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Big news regarding the 4th Amendment: the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of privacy rights today by requiring police to get a warrant before searching a person’s cell phone.   http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/25/supreme-court-bans-warrantless-cell-phone-searches/    

There are all kinds of reasons to hire an attorney. Just as there are all kinds of people, there are all kinds of attorneys. They all have one common thread, and that is to provide protection. One must ask “what’s at stake” when thinking about if retaining an attorney is truly a necessary move. If […]

Major court cases can be very influential in American culture. Some cases, such as Brown versus the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, forever changed the culture and laws of the United States. Some, such as the OJ Simpson case, captivated the entire nation as people from across the country tuned in to follow the […]

Commenting on the survival rate of new businesses, a 2012 Small Business Administration statement noted that “[a]bout half of all new establishments survive five years or more and about one-third survive ten years or more.” In other words, according to the SBA, starting a business in today’s market and keeping it alive in the future […]

As a new homebuyer, you are embarking on an exciting adventure. However, no one wants to be taken advantage of. The U.S. Federal Government has passed a number of laws to protect you from unscrupulous practices. The Fair Housing Act The Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968 in order to outlaw discrimination against a […]

The world that people live in is full of actions and decisions that are deemed right and wrong. Our laws deem certain things right and wrong, but society and morals also deem various actions in this manner. Because of these different laws and opinions, confusion and debatable scenarios quickly come to light. The laws of […]

Have you ever hired a licensed contractor to perform work at your home, only later to discover that the work the contractor did was substandard? If so, did the contractor close his or her business before correcting the substandard work? In this unfortunate scenario, there is potential relief in the form of the Recovery Fund […]

Ideally, business would be done with a handshake in which all parties would be aware of the terms of the agreement, where the parties recognize the duties owed to one another, and where the parties would understand their legal rights under any possible scenario that might affect the contract. In the real world, however, business is not done with a handshake-it is done with a contract.

Have you ever experienced a neighbor, an ex-significant other, or person who (for whatever reason) just does not like you, who has physically confronted or intimidated you and who refuses to leave you alone? Have you ever had to call law enforcement to make a report of this person’s behavior? Did the person continue their conduct? If so, such conduct may constitute harassment, and this sort of behavior is not tolerated in Arizona. There are laws designed to stop harassment.

If you are facing a foreclosure, a very important question which should not be overlooked is whether your lender will be able to sue you for money owed on your loan after the foreclosure of the property.